Dreer's Garden Cale?idar. 41 



A SELECT AND DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF 



CHOICE FLQWEM $E£®$ 9 



Worthy of special attention, embracing Annuals, Biennials and Perennials. 



JB FLOWER SEEDS ARE ALL MAILED FREE UPON RECEIPT OF PRICE.) 



Seeds of Climbers, Ornament"! Foliage Plants, Everlasting Floteers, Ornamental Grasses. 

 Green-house Plants and .ts, icill be found under their respective heads ; following in 



rotation as above enumerated. 



NOVELTIES WILL BE FOUND IN SUPPLEMENT, FOLLOWING PAGE 80. 



Pet ; 



ABROXIA. Trailing plants, producing el 1 flowers, r aj the 



Verbena, bloomings Ion-,' time; effective in -work, or hanging-baskets; peel 



off the busk fore i >wing the seed ; succeeds in a light, rich soiL Natives of Califor- 

 nia; half-hardy annuals; height, 6 inches. 



Abjrnaria. Beautiful yellow. UmbELLATA. Rosy lilac, with a white eye Each, in 



ACOMTDI XAPELLUS {Monk?* Hood . A hardy perennial, growing in any good 



garden soil, in the sun or shade, producing very pretty blue flov - .... 10 



ADOXIS .Tl S T I VALIS {Flos Ado b nown as Pheasant's Eye. A showy hardy 



annual of easy culture, with pretty fine-cut foliage, and lasting a long time in bloom. 



Handsome dark -crimson flowers, with a light-colored centre; 1 foot..... 5 



iGERATl.H. Valuable plants for large beds or borders, and very useful where cut 

 flowers arc in demand; in bloom the whole summer; also good for winter-blooming in 

 2 in any soil; half-hardy annuals. 



ALBiFLOF.rM. White flowered; 15 inches 



Mexicaxum. Lavender blue ; 2 feet 5 



Imperial. Dwarf, with fine large heads of blue flowers; G inches 10 



White Tom Thumb. Dwarf, white, with a pale-blue shade ; 6 inches 10 



Lasseauxi. This beautiful rose-colored species from Buenos Ay res is of perennial dura- 

 tion, but flowers the first season in the open border, and requires the protection of a 



green-h^ rvatory in the winter; 15 inches 10 



AGROSTE3FMA CCELI ROSEA, MIXED {Rose of Heaven). An attractive freeft 

 ering hardy perennial of easy culture, producing flowers on long slender stems like a 

 single pink; blooms the first" season. Flowers rose and white, fine for cutting; 1 foot. 5 

 A-LOXSOA. Handsome free-flowering- bedding plants, continuing in bloom until killed 

 by frost; thriving in any good garden soil, also good house-plants; half-hardy annuals. 



WAbscewiczl Small, bri n flowers ; 18 inches 5 



Geaxdieloiia. Large-flowering; bright scarlet; 2 feet 5 



Lixifolia. Flax-leaved variety, grows IS inches high, pyramidal, bushy, and compact, 

 with pretty dark-green foliage, and covered with light scarlet flowers. Planted in 



masses, it produces a beautiful effect 10 



Myrtifolia. Myrtle leaved variety, grows 2^ feet high, vigorous and fioriferous. 

 Flowers larger and of an intenser scarlet than Linifolia. Of great service for large beds. 10 

 ALYSSU31. Free flowering; pretty little plants for bed-, edgings, or rock work; the 

 annual variety blooms all summer, also grown in pots for winter-flowering; the peren- 

 nials are among our earliest attractive spring flowers. 

 Sweet [Maritimum . Flowers in white clusters; fine for bouquets; 6 in. Per oz., 75 cts. 5 

 Baxatile Compactdm. Showy golden-yellow flowers; hardy perennial, for spring- 

 bedding and rock work ; 18 inches 5 



WrERZBE ::;. White and yellow; hardy perennial ; blooms the first season ; 1 foot 5 



AJttAKAX file's. Are showy blooming plants, with their long racemes of curious-look- 

 ing flowers; half-hardy annuals. For ornamental foliage varieties, see page 



ATBO-Pr: Covered with long drooping spikes of purple flowers ; 6 fee r 5 



Caxtdatus [Love Lies Bleeding). Long drooping racemes of blood-red flowers ; pretty for 



decorating ; 3 feet 5 



GlGABTEUa Large, showv, crimson flowers ; 6 feet 5 



AXAGALLIS GRAXDIFLORA. Dwarf, compact, flowering plants; admirably 

 adapted for ornamental baskets, rock work, edgings, and small beds; succeed best in a 

 light, rich soil, in a sunny situation; covered with flowers the whole summer; half- 

 hardy annuals; 0' inches. 

 EUGENIE. Light blue, shaded with white. Xapoleox III. Rich maroon color... Each, 10 

 AXCHLSA AXGLSTIFOLIA {Copensis). A splendid bouquet flower, of long dura- 

 tion and producing azure-blue forget-me-not-like flowers ; hardy perennial, if sown early 



blooms the fir.-t season; 2 feet 10 



ANEMONE FL'LGEXS (Scarlet Wind-flower). This new variety is little known; few 

 plants can compete with it in beauty and brilliancy of color early in the spring, when 

 it blooms ; a hardy perennial, bulbous- rooted plant. Flowers large, dazzling vermilion, 

 valuable for bouquets; 1 foot 24 



